Slow Market = Loads Of Backtesting Strategy Time | October 2022 Recap


Portfolio: Day Trading Small Caps (Unlimited) Stats

Profit: $1,204.01

Portfolio: Swing Trading Stocks

Profit: $704.67


October Analysis

Day trading was really slow for me last month. One of the slowest of the year. I switched a bit of attention to swing trading large caps, which worked well. The reason I'm not showing more significant profits is that I closed out a bigger loser. One that I even reduced the losses on because I managed the position well (after already making the mistake of holding it too long). So a lot of the wins were "correction that loss".

My accuracy last month was horrendous, with a 49.13% win ratio... and a Profit Margin of 15.62%... yikes. The good news is that I had a really solid R:R:

Avg Win 54.30 (1.50%)
Avg Loss -44.26 (-1.14%)

Spent a lot of time Backtesting Trading Strategy On ThinkorSwim 100 Times, this was really insightful and I need to do this once every quarter minimum!

 

Trading Analysis

  1. Insights
    • Tuesday and Wed were my worst days, very odd.
    • All other stats were consistent with the portfolio avg.
  2. P&L Calendar
    • Took 2 days off due to being sick with food poisoning in Spain.
  3. Running P&L Calendar
    • Many slow-grinding days

 

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FAQ

The total profit for October 2022 was $1,204.01 from day trading small caps and $704.67 from swing trading large caps.

The author's win ratio for October was 49.13%, which was considered low and contributed to the overall trading challenges.

The author found backtesting trading strategies on ThinkorSwim to be insightful and plans to conduct it at least once every quarter.

The author's worst trading days were on Tuesday and Wednesday, which was noted as an unusual occurrence.

The author took two days off due to being sick with food poisoning while in Spain.


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